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No. 358,791.' Patented Man l, 1887.

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CHARLES SEYBOLD, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO SEYBOLD 8U SCHLUETER, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,791, dated lvareh l, 1887.

Application filed August 13, Serial No. 174,255. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES SnYnoLD, a resident of Cincinnati, Hamilton connty,Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Pallets, of which the following is a specification.

My device is intended for holding type and securing them in a position to be used. ln lettering the covers of books and the like, and in lettering stamps, it is desirable to have a holder in which the length of line or distance between the jaws can be quickly and easily changed. My device provides for this ready change.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a view of the same with the front (side) plate of the box removed. Fig. 3 is a central crosssection taken through'the axis of the handle. Fig. 4. shows the attachment of the changingscrew to its adjacent rack-plate. Fig. 5 shows one rack in perspective. Fig. 6 shows the other rack in perspective. v

The box B is supported on any appropriate handle, A. The box consists ot' an anterior face, B', and a posterior Aface, B2, and a bottom, B. These are preferably cast in one piece. The ends are closed, preferably, by caps B". Lips b b extend over the top of the box from the sides BBi, and leave a slot between theln, which extends the whole length of the box. The jaws D rest on the top ofthe box formed by the lips b b, and slide back and forth thereon.

Each jaw D has a web or conneetingshank,

d, which projects downwardly and unites the,

body of the jaw to a flange, d, beneath. Vhen in position, the web d lits in the slot, and the flange d, catching under the lips b b, prevents the jaw D from slipping out. A tooth, d2, projects downward from each ilange d. The lip Bs is a continuation of the side B. It extends nearly the length of the box B. ln the box are two racks, E and F. (Shown in perspective in Figs. 5 and 6.) The rack E has a series of teeth, e, extending across it. The dat tongue e' is considerably lower than the teeth and beveled beneath its free end, as shown at e3. The groove e2 extends entirely across the The screw S is secured.

to rack E, and so connected thereto as to be capable of rotation, while the rack E does not turn. The preferred inode of making such connection is as follows: ln the thick end of the rack E a recess, et, is out. This recess is preferably cut through the entire thickness of the rack, and at its opening on the end of the rack the recess is contracted to form the slot ef. The

put on the floor of the box, as shown in Fig.

2. The pin F extends from side to side of the box, just in front of the beveled end of the rack E. The pin B' extends from side to side of the box B, through the groove e2. The rack F rests on the tongue e and abuts against the pin P". The pin l?E is so placed as to prevent the jawsD from respectively passing the middle line. Instead of pins, other mechanical equivalents may be used; but pins are convenient, because they are readily inserted and perform the desired function. TWhen the two racks are in position, as shown in Fig. 2, it will be noticed that a space, G, exists between the inner end of rack F and the series of teeth e of rack E.

The mode of operation is as follows: The jaws D are set at anyrequired distance apart. Then a turn or two is given to the screw S. This movement forces the rack E to the left. As it moves to the left the rack E mounts onto the pins l? and F', carrying the rack F up with it. This elevation is suilicient to cause the teeth of the racks to engage with the teeth d2 of the jaws, and this engagement locks the jaws in the desired position. A turn or two of the screw S in the opposite direction lowers the racks and releases the jaws. lt only requires a turn or two of the screw S to raise the racks so that they fix the jaws D. A continued turning of the screw S, after the racks have engaged with the teeth of the jaws, forces the rack E bodily to the left, and with it the corresponding jaw D. This movement can [OOl be carried to the extent ofthe space G. This movement is very useful. The jaws D are set by hand at the approximate distance apart.

They are then clamped by a turn of the screwV S. The type, if not previously set between the jaws, are now set there, and a slight space remains, which is ordinarily filled by quadrats; but with my device the quadrats are dispensed with, and the jaw D is moved to the left by the screw S, as already described, and the type clamped in position.

My device is adapted for other uses than that of a pallet. Notably, it may be used for a vise.

The device is simple in structure, not liable to derangement, and cheap in manufacture.

While the various features of my invention are preferably employed together, one or more of said features may be employed without the remainder. One or more of said features may, so -far as applicable, be employed in devices for holding or grasping other than the device particularly herein set forth.

What I claim as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The jaws D, in combination with racks E and F, the jaws being provided with teeth d2, which are arranged to engage with teeth of the racks, and mechanism, substantially as described, for advancing rack E and raising the racks, respectively, into engagement with the adjacent tooth d2, as for the purpose set forth.

2. The jaws D, sliding` on lips I b, each jaw being provided with web d, flange d', and tooth di, in combination with the -racks E and F, and mechanism, substantially as described, for raising the latter, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

` 3. The jaws D, in combination with racks E and F, the jaws being provided wlth the teeth cl2, which are arranged to engage with the teeth of said racks when the latter are raised, the said racks being so set as to provide a space, G, between them, as and for the purposes speciied.

4. The jaws D, suitably supported, the teeth di, racks E and F, the rack E having tongue e sliding beneath the rack F, and mechanism, substantially as described, for elevating said racks and longitudinally moving rack E, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

5. The combination of ajaw, D, and mechanism, substantially as described, for holding said jaw stationary, and an opposing jaw, D, having a tooth, di, and sliding rack E, and mechanism, substantially as described, for causing this rack to'eugage said tooth d2 and for moving said rack longitudinally, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

6. The combination ol' box B, racks E and F, screw S, pins l?, P', and P, and jaws D, provided with teeth d2, as and for the purposes specified.

cHAs. sEYBoLD.

Attest;

O. M. HILL, JNO. W. STREHLI. 

